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A Week with a 2009 Porsche Carrera S with PDK

Filed to: Porsche 997By:

I'm a two timer times two. I cheated on my "purist" ideals and recently spent a week with a beautiful 2009 Porsche Carrera S - with PDK no less - and a host of other goodies. Now, as I get ready for the spring and prepare to show-off my air-cooled lovers on the dating scene I'm afraid they'll know of my infidelity. To make matters worse, just as …

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Driven to Win

Filed to: IMSABy:

ST. PETERSBURG, FL – Showing auto racing for the real team sport that is it, the race and tire engineers, pit crew, and drivers of the #45 Flying Lizard Porsche 911 GT3 RSR – piloted by Joerg Bergmeister (Germany) and Patrick Long (USA) – scored a two lap GT2 class win at the Acura Sport Car Challenge on the 1.9-mile street course through downtown …

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Porsche 2nd on the Pole for St. Pete ALMS Run

Filed to: IMSABy:

ST. PETERSBURG, FL – The promise of exciting, production-based auto racing from the world’s most sophisticated sports cars showed great promise at the season opener last month at Sebring, and has already delivered during today’s action-packed qualifying session for tomorrow’s American Le Mans Series race through the streets of St. Petersburg. The …

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The Rarest of the Rare

Filed to: Porsche 356By:

For the true Porsche collector there is a short list of must have cars. Depending on your age, preference and taste the list may include anything from a recent example of the Carrera GT to an early 550 Spyder. However, there is but one car that represents the very spirit and romance of the Porsche success story. The Gmund 356. I won't go …

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Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Starts Delivery

Filed to: Porsche MotorsportsBy:

Stuttgart. The wait for the green light to Porsche’s one-make series will soon be over: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, begins delivering the new 911 GT3 Cup to the teams of the Porsche Mobil1 Supercup and the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland. For the 2009 season, the 420 hp racing sports cars underwent modifications to details, including a …

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Porsche Plans for Podium at St. Pete

Filed to: IMSABy:

If you're a fan of Porsche Motorsport than Florida is the place to be (at least for the first three months or so of the year). With Daytona, Sebring, Homestead (KONI Challenge) and St. Pete all on the schedule, for Grand-Am and ALMS, you can pretty much book a room for the winter and race from venue to venue. This weekend marks Porsche's shot at …

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Porsche Profits from the People

Filed to: NewsBy:

Once again, Porsche has done the impossible. Profits have exceeded revenue. Interestingly enough, the profits aren't locked. As the amount is tied directly to the price of VW shares, profits can and will move up and down with VW share price. See the full release from Porsche SE below. Stuttgart. After the first six months of the current …

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Where’s the Love?

Filed to: Porsche vs., VideosBy:

I’ve always thought myself to have a decent vocabulary, but never felt the need to wave it around attracting attention. Besides, what I didn’t know I could fake, right? In other words, it usually requires a long and lengthy lexicon to find me reaching for my well worn Webster’s. So imagine my surprise when I read about a Porsche GT2 described as …

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This is not Art, It’s a Crime!

Filed to: LifeStyle, Porsche ArtworkBy:

The video is a bit old, but I'm just seeing it for the first time so I thought I would share. I'm all for expressing yourself, but why ruin a perfectly good 997 in the process?? Admittedly, the view from inside while the crusher is operating is eye popping (bad pun intended). If the artist really wanted to express himself, it would have …

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